What was the most effective medieval weapon?

Spear, easy to make easy to use, great effectiveness, great range. The majority of the battlefield deaths were due to spears. Next up are the axes

>>2669924
What the fuck does most effective even mean?

>>2669946
Define medieval, define effective, define weapon.

Medieval>Before 1400
Effective>Most killing efficiency
Weapon>Something used to kill people wielded by humans

katana and washikazi

Probably one of the myriad different polearms around at the time.
It's relatively cheap to make, it have the reach and stabbing capacity of a spear, it can hook like an axe and have the killing power to kill a knight wearing plate armour. It's also great in formations.

Two handed swords were almost never used and when they were they seem to have mostly been ceremonial or used as a way for a small contingent of men to keep a more numerous throng at bay untill reinforcements could arrive to the spot. Some people claim they were also used to break up pike formations but I'm not too sure about that.

>>2669924
polearm

Fear

>>2670014
Yeah, watching people fight with claymores always looks cumbersome and awkward. They werent even used as swords really.